Thread-cutter.



R. A. KRAMER.

THREAD CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1910.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUFUS A. KRAMER, OF EASTBANK, WEST VIRG-INIA.

THREAD-CUTTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUFUS A. KRAMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eastbank, in the county of Kanawha and State of West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Thread-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to thread cutting attachments for spools and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive attachment which maybe readily applied to the ordinary spool of thread i whereby the thread may be severed without the use of shears.

' Further objects of the inventionwillappear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which: Y

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the attachment removed from the spool. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device applied to the spool. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the spool and the attachment therefor, I

Referring more particularly to the drawing 1 represents the ordinary spool and 2 the attachment which comprises a semi-circular plate of suitable metal having asemicircular notch 3 cut inits rear side to register with the central hole 4: running through the spool. The forward curved edge is sharpened as at 5 and the body of the plate has punched up therefrom the engaging tongues 6 which are adapted to enter the end of the spool as shown in Fig. 3. Depending from the wall ofthe notch 8 is an arm 7 having an inwardly turned prongs. This arm is preferably stamped up from the metal and enters the hole 4 and hasits prong 8 pressed into engagement with the Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

' which is formed in the spool and the semi- Patented Jan. '7, 1913. Application filed June 7, 1910. Serial No. 565,484. 1

circular edge conforms when the device is in position to the end of the spool. 7 I

In the application of thedevice', the arm is, inserted within the hole until the rear. edge of the plate lies upon the end of the The prong 8 is then forced into the spool.

body of the spool and the plate pressed downwardly upon the end thereof so as to force the projectionst into the end of the spool. In this position the sharpened edge 5 overlies the notch-9 and by, forcing the 7 thread into the notch, it is brought into I, contact with the cutting edge and thereby severed. I f Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is i The combination with a spool, of a thread cutting attachment adapted to be secured upon the end thereof, said attachment com prising a sheet metal plate of substantially semi-circular shape having a semi-circular notch to conform to the hole in the spool,

a dependable arm formed upon the plate in the said notch and having a laterally projecting prong adapted to be inserted in the wall of the spool opening to prevent up-.

ward movement of the attachment, the said plate being stamped down to provide prongs adapted to enter the'ends of the spool to prevent lateral movementof the attachment,

and a cutting edge formed on the plate opposite the notch therein for the purpose set forth. i

t-ure in presence of two witnesses.

' Witnesses:

J M. MoCoNIHAY, ROBERT MOCONIHAY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. l i

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- RUFUS'A. KRAMER. I 

